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A visit to the Eureka Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Eureka Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eureka Cemetery

Lat:   30.9182°   (30° 55' 5")

Lon:   -89.2812°   (-89° 16' 52")

The Eureka Cemetery is located in Forrest County<2>.

The county seat for Forrest County is located in Hattiesburg. Hattiesburg lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the north of the Eureka Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Eureka Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eureka Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lott Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lott Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lott Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lott Smith Cemetery is located in Stone County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Forrest County
  • Bounds Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bounds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bounds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bounds Cemetery is located in Stone County
  • Fairley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairley Cemetery is located in Stone County
  • Seal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seal Cemetery is located in Forrest County
  • Entrekin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Entrekin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Entrekin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Entrekin Cemetery is located in Forrest County
  • Batson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Batson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Batson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
  • J E Bounds Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Landrum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landrum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landrum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Landrum Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
  • Daugdrill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daugdrill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daugdrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Daugdrill Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
  • Lee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Stone County
  • Seals Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seals Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seals Cemetery is located in Stone County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Shadeville Park Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shadeville Park Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shadeville Park Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shadeville Park Memorial Cemetery is located in Stone County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
    • Lee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
    • Herrington Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herrington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Herrington Cemetery is located in Stone County
    • Price Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Price Memorial Cemetery is located in Stone County
    • Battson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Battson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Battson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Battson Cemetery is located in Forrest County
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
    • Redmond Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redmond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Redmond Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
    • Lumpkin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lumpkin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lumpkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lumpkin Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
    • Ladner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ladner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ladner Cemetery is located in Pearl River County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Stone County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Stone County
    • Price Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Price Memorial Cemetery is located in Stone County
    • Bo Williams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bo Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bo Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bo Williams Cemetery is located in Stone County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Eureka Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eureka Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Carnes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
    • Carnes is located in Forrest County
  • Smith Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
    • Smith Town is located in Stone County
  • Wiggins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
    • Wiggins is located in Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <5>
  • Lumberton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
    • Lumberton is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <5>
  • Wells Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
    • Wells Town is located in Lamar County
  • Poplarville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
    • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <5>
  • Juniper Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Grove
    • Juniper Grove is located in Pearl River County
  • McHenry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • McHenry is located in Stone County
  • Purvis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
    • Purvis is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <5>
  • McLaurin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaurin
    • McLaurin is located in Forrest County
  • Howison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
    • Howison is located in Harrison County
  • Saucier
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Necaise
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
      • Necaise is located in Hancock County
    • New Augusta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Augusta
      • New Augusta is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Augusta <5>
    • Wingate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Perry County
    • Wortham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
      • Wortham is located in Harrison County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Eureka Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Forrest County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eureka Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Eureka Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Eureka Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #704766  (Eureka Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #704766 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Carnes
    • County: Forrest         Elev: 83
    • Location given for GNIS #704766 (Eureka Cemetery)

The official website for Forrest County: www.co.forrest.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Forrest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Eureka Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9182, Longitude: -89.2812       In this case, the coordinates for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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